KERNEL COMPILING Three options are available for configuring a kernel:
make config make menuconfig make xconfig There are two types of kernel images:
zlmage (small kernel images) bzlmage (compressed kernel images) The seven steps for compiling a kernel are:
make configuration (makeconfig, make menuconfig, or make xconfig) make dep make clean make bzlmage (or zlmage) make modules make modules_install configure LILO and reboot Three shorter steps for compiling a kernel are:
make configuration (make config, make menuconfig, or make xconfig) make dep clean bzlmage modules modules_install configure LILO and reboot
X WINDOW SYSTEM Three X configuration tools are:
Xconfigurator XF86Setup xf86config
APACHE The main configuration directory is /etc/httpd/conf/.
The main Apache configuration file is httpd.conf, used for httpd server configuration.
To configure a virtual host, follow these steps:
Set NameVirtualHost (NameVirtualHost 192.168.0.1). Set VirtualHost (). Set DocumentRoot. Set ServerName. Set ErrorLog. Set TransferLog. Close VirtualHost (). Restart httpd (/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart).
EMAIL There are three components of email:
MTA - Mail transfer agent (sendmail) MDA - Mail delivery agent (procmail) MUA - Mail user agent (Pine, Elm, Mutt, Netscape)